Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

(b. 25 December 1701 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1766 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 25 December 1701 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Paul CARTIER and Barbe BOYÈRE (BOYER)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marin married Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE 1 June 1733 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE was born 14 October 1710 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Marguerite died 3 April 1793 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Marguerite was the child of François MARIER dit STE-MARIE and Marguerite BOURBON.

Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE died 26 August 1766 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

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Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE married

Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE-- Date: 1 June 1733 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE was the child of François MARIER dit STE-MARIE and Marguerite BOURBON

Children of Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE:

François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE (b.7 June 1734, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Catherine MARCIL 14 November 1763 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE (b.11 November 1738, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Nathalie-Eustolie LÉCUYER 3 March 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE (b.31 July 1746, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1822, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Geneviève MARCIL 2 March 1772 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
m. Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 26 November 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE (b.2 May 1751, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1825, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre ADAM dit LARAMEE 20 June 1768 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1701 Birth
25 December 1701
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Marguerite MARIER dite STE-MARIE 1 June 1733 , Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 31 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 7 June 1734, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marin was 32 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Joseph SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 11 November 1738, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marin was 36 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE was born 31 July 1746, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marin was 44 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was born 2 May 1751, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marin was 49 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Marriage of Child
François SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE married 14 November 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Catherine MARCIL